This split smokes! Two savage, snarling cuts from Tokyo’s MILITARY SHADOW on one side, and four utterly deranged bangers from Boston’s KUEBIKO on the flip. MILITARY SHADOW offers a pummeling take on the tried-and-true hardcore formula, reminiscent of CRUDE in the way that the guitar leads provide extra velocity and charm. Thick, meaty distortion reigns […]
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Felt like a kid at bloody Christmas when I saw this one fall through the metaphorical letterbox, as I basically played their last release with such frequency and at such volume that it was like I was conducting siege warfare against my own head. For the ill-educated or the ignorant, Pittsburgh’s very own NO TIME […]
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DEAD NAME is a new fresh upcoming hardcore band from London—there seem to be a lot of them recently, lucky bastards—with a name and a cover clearly indicating you are dealing with a proper pissed-off queer/trans punk unit. I am told there are members of ÄTTESTOR (more on the political USHC side of things) and […]
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Really solid hardcore record here. Reminds me of a modern MDC, especially with the vocalist who has the same poise and energy as Dave Dictor. Similar candor as well; the lyrics are blunt and straight to the point, as heard in tracks like “Polite Society” and “Let’s Kill Punk.” Brilliant production, too. Everything sounds loud, […]
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And here is the final round of Maximum Rocknroll Year End Top Tens! Be sure to read all the way though for the surprise at the end. Parts, one, two, and three, in case you weren’t staying tuned. BEN C. TROGDON Ben C Trogdon lives in NYC, puts together NUZZZZZZINE punk fanzine, and plays drums […]
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And now, part three of the 2023 Year End Top Tens! There will be a part four next week, as we got a huge response this year! Stay tuned, as Tim and the Gang would say! Parts one and two, in case you missed them. ANNALIESE REDLICH Annaliese Redlich makes cathartic clang in LOTHARIO and presents the […]
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And now, stay tuned for more 2023 Year End Top Tens! Part one is here, part three to follow next week. ALLAN MCNAUGHTON A NEUTRAL and former MRR shitworker. I’m on a FUGAZI-esque indefinite hiatus from writing about music so will keep these brief. To be honest, I constantly feel like I’m missing out on […]
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Another year wrapped up, another round of Maximum Rocknroll Year-End Top Tens! As always, we asked MRR contributors, friends, and extended family from around the globe about what punk records made their 2023. This year, we had plenty of long-time YETTers, a number of folks returning after one or more years absent, and a good […]
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